The Graduate School at Penn State
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (METEO)
University Park
Earth and Mineral Sciences
This program offers an integrated undergraduate-graduate (IUG) option that combines a bachelor's degree with a master's degree as a continuous program of study. The master's degree tables below present aggregate data encompassing both IUG and non-IUG students.
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Admissions Data
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 71 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 58 | 47 | 50 | 63 | 70 | 62 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 12 (17%) | 13 (28%) | 17 (31%) | 18 (29%) | 23 (40%) | 20 (43%) | 22 (44%) | 20 (32%) | 22 (31%) | 16 (26%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 12 (100%) | 7 (54%) | 11 (65%) | 7 (39%) | 9 (39%) | 8 (40%) | 9 (41%) | 9 (45%) | 7 (32%) | 8 (50%) |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 50 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 44 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 6 (12%) | 13 (18%) | 7 (13%) | 7 (13%) | 18 (37%) | 18 (37%) | 23 (34%) | 9 (16%) | 13 (26%) | 10 (23%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 5 (83%) | 6 (46%) | 3 (43%) | 3 (43%) | 5 (28%) | 9 (50%) | 14 (61%) | 4 (44%) | 10 (77%) | 5 (50%) |
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical (P) † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Verbal (P) † | 157.66
(72%)
n=12 |
154.25
(61%)
n=8 |
157.09
(70%)
n=11 |
152.14
(57%)
n=7 |
157.33
(73%)
n=9 |
159.29
(78%)
n=7 |
c | c | c | TBD | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 162.16
(81%)
n=12 |
162.50
(80%)
n=8 |
159.73
(73%)
n=11 |
163.29
(81%)
n=7 |
161.33
(78%)
n=9 |
161.29
(74%)
n=7 |
c | c | c | TBD | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 3.70
(47%)
n=12 |
3.94
(53%)
n=8 |
4.18
(64%)
n=11 |
3.57
(42%)
n=7 |
4.06
(61%)
n=9 |
4.36
(69%)
n=7 |
c | c | c | TBD | - |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical (P) † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Verbal (P) † | 156.50
(72%)
n=8 |
158.67
(79%)
n=6 |
c | c | c | 157.33
(74%)
n=9 |
c | c | c | TBD | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 161.50
(80%)
n=8 |
164.83
(88%)
n=6 |
c | c | c | 159.78
(72%)
n=9 |
c | c | c | TBD | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 4.10
(62%)
n=8 |
4.42
(67%)
n=6 |
c | c | c | 4.17
(64%)
n=9 |
c | c | c | TBD | - |
*GRE tests taken on or after August 1st, 2011 are scored according the following scale:
Verbal Reasoning: 130 - 170, 1 point increments
Quantitative Reasoning: 130 - 170, 1 point increments
Analytical Writing: 0 - 6, half point increments
For tests taken prior to August 1st, 2011, scores were converted to the new scale accordingly.
†P = Percentile Ranking
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Average GMAT Scores for New Enrollees
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (P) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | TBD | - |
| Verbal (P) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | TBD | - |
| Quantitative (P) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | TBD | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | TBD | - |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (P) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Verbal (P) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Quantitative (P) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
*P = Percentile Ranking
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.76
n=9 |
3.65
n=8 |
3.65
n=11 |
3.77
n=7 |
3.54
n=9 |
3.70
n=8 |
3.78
n=9 |
3.64
n=9 |
3.86
n=7 |
TBD | - |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.56
n=5 |
3.80
n=5 |
c | c | 3.70
n=5 |
3.79
n=10 |
3.81
n=14 |
3.74
n=5 |
3.75
n=11 |
TBD | - |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Demographics for New Enrollees
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | TBD |
| Domestic | 8 (67%) | 5 (63%) | 9 (82%) | 4 (57%) | 5 (56%) | 7 (88%) | 6 (67%) | 5 (56%) | 7 (100%) | TBD |
| Total URM * | - | 1 (13%) | 4 (36%) | 1 (14%) | - | 3 (38%) | 1 (11%) | 2 (22%) | 2 (29%) | TBD |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | 2 (18%) | 1 (14%) | - | 1 (13%) | - | 1 (11%) | 1 (14%) | TBD |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | 1 (13%) | 2 (18%) | - | - | 2 (25%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (14%) | TBD |
| Asian | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | 1 (11%) | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| White | 8 (67%) | 4 (50%) | 4 (36%) | 2 (29%) | 3 (33%) | 4 (50%) | 5 (56%) | 3 (33%) | 4 (57%) | TBD |
| Two or More † | - | - | 1 (9%) | - | 1 (11%) | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | TBD |
| International | 4 (33%) | 3 (38%) | 2 (18%) | 3 (43%) | 4 (44%) | 1 (13%) | 3 (33%) | 4 (44%) | - | TBD |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | TBD |
| Domestic | 9 (100%) | 5 (83%) | c | c | 5 (100%) | 10 (100%) | 13 (93%) | 5 (100%) | 10 (91%) | TBD |
| Total URM * | 1 (11%) | 1 (17%) | c | c | - | 1 (10%) | 4 (29%) | 1 (20%) | 3 (27%) | TBD |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | 1 (17%) | c | c | - | 1 (10%) | - | 1 (20%) | 1 (9%) | TBD |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | c | c | - | - | 1 (7%) | - | - | TBD |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (11%) | - | c | c | - | - | 3 (21%) | - | 2 (18%) | TBD |
| Asian | - | - | c | c | - | - | 1 (7%) | - | 1 (9%) | TBD |
| White | 8 (89%) | 4 (67%) | c | c | 4 (80%) | 9 (90%) | 8 (57%) | 4 (80%) | 6 (55%) | TBD |
| Two or More † | - | - | c | c | 1 (20%) | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| International | - | 1 (17%) | c | c | - | - | 1 (7%) | - | 1 (9%) | TBD |
*URM: Underrepresented Minorities
†Two or More: Applicant selected more than one race/ethnicity.
‡Unknown: Applicant chose not to disclose race/ethnicity information.
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6 (50%) | 3 (38%) | 6 (55%) | 2 (29%) | 5 (56%) | 3 (38%) | 6 (67%) | 3 (33%) | - | 22 (36%) |
| Male | 6 (50%) | 5 (63%) | 5 (45%) | 5 (71%) | 4 (44%) | 5 (63%) | 3 (33%) | 6 (67%) | 7 (100%) | 39 (64%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 61 |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 2 (22%) | 3 (50%) | c | c | 2 (40%) | 4 (40%) | 3 (21%) | 2 (40%) | 3 (27%) | 5 (25%) |
| Male | 7 (78%) | 3 (50%) | c | c | 3 (60%) | 6 (60%) | 11 (79%) | 3 (60%) | 8 (73%) | 15 (75%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Total Enrollments by Demographic
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 60 | 60 | 62 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 61 |
| Domestic | 39 (65%) | 37 (62%) | 38 (61%) | 34 (64%) | 38 (72%) | 42 (74%) | 40 (70%) | 41 (67%) | 40 (69%) | 44 (72%) |
| Total URM * | 4 (7%) | 3 (5%) | 8 (13%) | 6 (11%) | 6 (11%) | 7 (12%) | 8 (14%) | 10 (16%) | 11 (19%) | 9 (15%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | 2 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 3 (5%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (7%) | 5 (9%) | 3 (5%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4 (7%) | 3 (5%) | 6 (10%) | 4 (8%) | 4 (8%) | 4 (7%) | 5 (9%) | 5 (8%) | 5 (9%) | 5 (8%) |
| Asian | - | - | - | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - | 1 (2%) |
| White | 32 (53%) | 30 (50%) | 27 (44%) | 25 (47%) | 27 (51%) | 30 (53%) | 29 (51%) | 29 (48%) | 28 (48%) | 33 (54%) |
| Two or More † | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | 3 (5%) | 3 (5%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| International | 21 (35%) | 23 (38%) | 24 (39%) | 19 (36%) | 15 (28%) | 15 (26%) | 17 (30%) | 20 (33%) | 18 (31%) | 17 (28%) |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 20 |
| Domestic | 15 (88%) | 15 (88%) | 12 (92%) | 14 (82%) | 14 (88%) | 23 (96%) | 29 (91%) | 31 (91%) | 24 (89%) | 18 (90%) |
| Total URM * | 1 (6%) | 2 (12%) | 2 (15%) | 3 (18%) | 3 (19%) | 2 (8%) | 7 (22%) | 7 (21%) | 7 (26%) | 5 (25%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | 1 (6%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (10%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (4%) | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (8%) | 2 (12%) | 1 (6%) | - | 5 (16%) | 5 (15%) | 4 (15%) | 3 (15%) |
| Asian | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 (6%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (15%) |
| White | 14 (82%) | 13 (76%) | 10 (77%) | 10 (59%) | 10 (63%) | 19 (79%) | 19 (59%) | 23 (68%) | 16 (59%) | 9 (45%) |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (3%) | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (5%) |
| International | 2 (12%) | 2 (12%) | 1 (8%) | 3 (18%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (9%) | 3 (9%) | 3 (11%) | 2 (10%) |
*URM: Underrepresented Minorities
†Two or More: Applicant selected more than one race/ethnicity.
‡Unknown: Applicant chose not to disclose race/ethnicity information.
"-" indicates n=0
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 22 (37%) | 22 (37%) | 22 (35%) | 21 (40%) | 21 (40%) | 23 (40%) | 24 (42%) | 25 (41%) | 21 (36%) | 22 (36%) |
| Male | 38 (63%) | 38 (63%) | 40 (65%) | 32 (60%) | 32 (60%) | 34 (60%) | 33 (58%) | 36 (59%) | 37 (64%) | 39 (64%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 60 | 60 | 62 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 61 |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 3 (18%) | 5 (29%) | 6 (46%) | 9 (53%) | 7 (44%) | 10 (42%) | 12 (38%) | 12 (35%) | 11 (41%) | 5 (25%) |
| Male | 14 (82%) | 12 (71%) | 7 (54%) | 8 (47%) | 9 (56%) | 14 (58%) | 20 (63%) | 22 (65%) | 16 (59%) | 15 (75%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 20 |
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Please note that 2024/25 Median Time To Degree values are being recalculated and should be published here soon.
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Median Time to Degree (years)
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 3.7 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 5 | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| First Enrollment † | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Number (n) | n=7 | n=9 | n=13 | n=11 | n=5 | n=6 | n=8 | n=8 | n=5 |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| First Enrollment † | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Number (n) | n=9 | n=3 | n=9 | n=9 | n=7 | n=6 | n=9 | n=14 | n=20 |
*In Major/Degree: The median time to degree in graduating major and degree at Penn State.
†First Enrollment: The median time to degree based on the first enrollment as a graduate student at Penn State.
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Degree Completion, UP Campus
| PHD | #Started | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years | 6 years | 7 years | 8 years | 9 years | Total Completed | % Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 Cohort | 13 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 46% |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 12 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 75% | |
| 2017/18 Cohort | 13 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | 62% | ||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 44% | |||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10% | ||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 19 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 8 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2024/25 Cohort | - |
| MS | #Started | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years | 6 years | 7 years | 8 years | 9 years | Total Completed | % Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 Cohort | 9 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 89% |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 75% | |
| 2017/18 Cohort | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 100% | ||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 | 100% | |||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 8 | 100% | ||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 10 | 71% | |||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | 20 | 100% | ||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 13 | 8 | - | 8 | 62% | |||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 14 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2024/25 Cohort | - |
"-" indicates n=0
Logic for Program Review Metrics
(Last updated 10/16/2025)